birdlime
English
/ˈbɜːdlaɪm/, /ˈbɚdlaɪm/
noun
Definitions
- A sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds.
- (rhyming slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.
Etymology
Affix from English bird + English lime (mineral).
Origin
English
lime
Gloss
mineral
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Limedale English
- antbird English
- antibird English
- apostlebird English
- beambird English
- belime English
- bellbird English
- bird English
- bird's nest English
- birdbath English
- birdbolt English
- birdbox English
- birdbrain English
- birdbrained English
- birdcage English
- birdcall English
- birdcaller English
- birdcare English
- birdcatcher English
- birdcatching English
- birdcrap English
- birddom English
- birder English
- birdeye English
- birdfeed English
- birdfeeder English
- birdfucker English
- birdhood English
- birdhouse English
- birdie English
- birding English
- birdish English
- birdkeeper English
- birdkeeping English
- birdkind English
- birdless English
- birdlet English
- birdlife English
- birdlike English
- birdling English
- birdlore English
- birdlover English
- birdly English
- birdmom English
- birdnap English
- birdness English
- birdo English
- birdproof English
- birdseed English
- birdseller English
- birdsfoot English
- birdshit English
- birdshop English
- birdshot English
- birdsit English
- birdskin English
- birdsmouth English
- birdsome English
- birdsong English
- birdspotter English
- birdspotting English
- birdsweet English
- birdwalk English
- birdwatcher English
- birdwatching English
- birdwing English
- birdwoman English
- birdy English
- blackbird English
- bloodbird English
- bluebird English
- bower bird English
- bristlebird English
- brooklime English
- butcherbird English
- butterbird English
- cage bird English
- cagebird English
- catbird English
- cedarbird English
- cockbird English
- cowbird English
- delime English
- doctor bird English
- dollarbird English
- doughbird English
- dunbird English
- fernbird English
- figbird English
- firebird English
- friarbird English
- frigatebird English
- frostbird English
- gamebird English
- gaolbird English
- gibberbird English
- grassbird English
- gunbird English
- hairbird English
- hangbird English
- haybird English
- homebird English
- honeybird English
- humbird English
- icebird English
- indigobird English
- jailbird English
- jaybird English
- kingbird English
- ladybird English
- leafbird English
- lime English
- lime disease English
- lime-twig English
- limeade English
- limejuice English
- limekiln English
- limeless English
- limelight English
- limelike English
- limerod English
- limescale English
- limestone English
- limetwig English
- limewash English
- limewater English
- limewood English
- limeworks English
- limey English
- limeyard English
- limy English
- lovebird English
- lyrebird English
- mango-bird English
- mistletoebird English
- mockingbird English
- moorbird English
- moosebird English
- moundbird English
- mousebird English
- multibird English
- murderbird English
- nitrolime English
- nonbird English
- oilbird English
- organbird English
- ovenbird English
- overlime English
- oxbird English
- pilotbird English
- plumebird English
- protobird English
- puffbird English
- quicklime English
- railbird English
- rainbird English
- redbird English
- reedbird English
- relime English
- ricebird English
- riflebird English
- ringbird English
- sandbird English
- scape-bird English
- scrubbird English
- sea bird English
- seabird English
- shadbird English
- shitbird English
- shorebird English
- skunkbird English
- snakebird English
- snowbird English
- songbird English
- stiltbird English
- stinkbird English
- stonebird English
- sugarbird English
- sunbird English
- surfbird English
- tailorbird English
- thornbird English
- thunderbird English
- tickbird English
- tinkerbird English
- tropicbird English
- umbrellabird English
- unlime English
- wallbird English
- warbird English
- waterbird English
- waterbirding English
- wattlebird English
- waxbird English
- weaverbird English
- werebird English
- wetbird English
- whalebird English
- wheatbird English
- wheelbird English
- whipbird English
- whirlybird English
- whitelime English
- wirebird English
- yardbird English
- yellowbird English
- lime French
- lima Spanish, Castilian
- ライム Japanese
- brid Middle English
- lyme Middle English
- ليم Arabic
- 萊姆 Chinese
- 라임 Korean
- ļaim̧ Marshallese
- böd Volapük
- bed Kriol
- laim Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- bird
- limy
- lime
- birdo
- birdy
- limey
- unlime
- birder
- oxbird
- belime
- birdly
- relime
- delime
- birdie
- nonbird
- haybird
- birddom
- icebird
- warbird
- oilbird
- limeade
- limerod
- birdnap
- birdbox
- jaybird
- birdlet
- birdish
- cowbird
- birdmom
- seabird
- gunbird
- birding
- antbird
- catbird
- humbird
- figbird
- birdeye
- dunbird
- waxbird
- birdsit
- sunbird
- redbird
- wetbird
- firebird
- birdcare
- sandbird
- wirebird
- birdling
- cockbird
- birdcage
- gamebird
- limewash
- wallbird
- fernbird
- birdskin
- bluebird
- whipbird
- lovebird
- birdseed
- birdsome
- werebird
- birdlife
- limeless
- rainbird
- limekiln
- Limedale
- shitbird
- birdless
- surfbird
- gaolbird
- yardbird
- birdshit
- homebird
- bellbird
- overlime
- ovenbird
- hairbird
- birdlore
- antibird
- birdshop
- birdcrap
- birdsong
- birdcall
- limelike
- shadbird
- hangbird
- birdfeed
- birdness
- moorbird
- limeyard
- songbird
- railbird
- ladybird
- birdwalk
- birdhood
- reedbird
- snowbird
- beambird
- ringbird
- birdkind
- birdbath
- birdshot
- tickbird
- jailbird
- cagebird
- birdwing
- birdlike
- birdbolt
- ricebird
- limetwig
- lyrebird
- limewood
- kingbird
- puffbird
- leafbird
- sea bird
- limelight
- birdsfoot
- bloodbird
- stiltbird
- frostbird
- birdwoman
- birdproof
- protobird
- moundbird
- limejuice
- friarbird
- waterbird
- stinkbird
- wheelbird
- moosebird
- limeworks
- nitrolime
- birdbrain
- whalebird
- shorebird
- pilotbird
- cedarbird
- birdlover
- plumebird
- stonebird
- thornbird
- lime-twig
- grassbird
- birdsweet
- multibird
- skunkbird
- whitelime
- doughbird
- limestone
- brooklime
- scrubbird
- snakebird
- wheatbird
- blackbird
- sugarbird
- quicklime
- organbird
- honeybird
- birdhouse
- limewater
- cage bird
- mousebird
- riflebird
- limescale
- birdfucker
- whirlybird
- birdsmouth
- birdkeeper
- birdcaller
- indigobird
- tropicbird
- murderbird
- dollarbird
- butterbird
- tailorbird
- weaverbird
- mango-bird
- scape-bird
- yellowbird
- tinkerbird
- gibberbird
- wattlebird
- birdseller
- birdfeeder
- bower bird
- frigatebird
- birdkeeping
- mockingbird
- doctor bird
- birdbrained
- bristlebird
- birdwatcher
- birdspotter
- bird's nest
- apostlebird
- butcherbird
- birdcatcher
- thunderbird
- lime disease
- umbrellabird
- birdcatching
- waterbirding
- birdwatching
- birdspotting
- mistletoebird